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Alumnus heads foundation linking medicine and arts
Dr Jock Murray, Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has been appointed President of the Robert Pope Foundation. Jock was a Commonwealth Scholar (1967-1968) and Commonwealth Fellow (1985), and formerly Dean of Medicine at...
Renewable energy for sustainable livelihood
Commonwealth Scholar Collen Zalengera (MSc in Renewable Energy, Loughborough University) has launched a project where renewable energy technologies will be installed in a community to meet the various energy needs of the people. The project will involve solar lighting...
Alumnus links Ghana and Scotland
Dr Charles Amarety Aryiku (Commonwealth Scholar, MRC Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 1979) has been commissioned as Scotland’s first Honorary Consul-General for Ghana, at a ceremony in the City Chambers in Glasgow. The ceremony was conducted by HE Professor Kwaku...
Alumnus named as new vice-chancellor
Professor Adetokunbo Sofoluwe (Commonwealth Scholar, MSc Numerical Analysis, University of Edinburgh, 1974) has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Nigeria. Professor Sofoluwe, whose academic area is in computing, was the Deputy...
Reception for Distance Learning Scholars and alumni in Kenya
A reception was held on 8 February in Nairobi, Kenya for current Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholars and alumni. The event was hosted by Dr John Kirkland, Executive Secretary of the CSC As well as members of the CSC community, guests included HE Mr Rob Macaire, UK...
Alumnus undertakes agricultural research
Dr M Abul Kashem (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD in Agricultural Extension, University of Reading) is currently working as the Principal Investigator on a research project entitled 'Factors Contributing to Yields Gaps in Rice and Wheat at Farmers' Field'. The project is...
New research project on world population
Professor Diana Coole (Commonwealth Scholar from the UK, PhD Political Theory, University of Toronto, 1982) has been awarded a three-year Major Research Fellowship by the Leverhulme Trust. Diana is a Professor of Social and Political Theory at Birkbeck, University of...
Former Commissioner appointed chair of UNESCO UKNC
Former Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner Professor William John Morgan FRAI FRSA was appointed the new Chair of the Board of Directors of the UK National Commission (UKNC) for UNESCO on 1 February. Talking about his new appointment, Professor Morgan said:...
New academic appointment for Scholar in textiles
Professor Samuel Anbahan Ariadurai (Commonwealth Scholar, Textile Technology, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) has been recently promoted to Professor of Textile and Apparel Technology at the Department of Textile and Apparel Technology of...
Scholars to facilitate Commonwealth Youth Summits
Two Commonwealth Scholars have been selected as facilitators of the upcoming Commonwealth Youth Summits. Stephanie Yorke (Commonwealth Scholar from Canada, DPhil English Literature, University of Oxford) and Steadman Noble (Commonwealth Scholar from Jamaica, MA in...
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